CATEGORY: Technical and Vocational

Manual Handling Training

Course Access: Lifetime
Course Overview

Duration: 1 day

 Description

This
course aims to ensure safe and healthy manual handling of loads for all workers
including anatomy of the spine, as well as practical manual handling
techniques.

Who should attend

It
is intended for anybody that are involved in the movement of loads, safety and
shift supervisors.

Outline

·        
Legislation (Common Law 2005 Safety, Health &
Welfare at Work Act / 2007 General
Applications Regulations)

·        
Anatomy of the spine and mechanism of injury

·        
Fitness and flexibility requirements for safe manual handling

·        
Specific manual handling hazards relevant to the workplace

·        
Risk Assessment for manual handling tasks

·        
Individual risk factors

·        
Practical MH techniques

·        
Procedures for dealing with unfamiliar loads

·        
Ergonomics: Practical application to workplace environment